Misogyny. It’s a word that’s been thrown around in tandem with Killer is Dead since the fated Gigolo Mode was first revealed. However, creator Grasshopper Manufacture has gotten a raw deal. This tongue-in-cheek mode (that only features two unique encounters) has thrown the stars completely out of alignment for the studio and the game at large. The fact of the matter is, Killer is Dead is quite similar to Suda51’s past works. Combining the frantic action of No More Heroes with the third person shooting from Shadows of the Damned and the darker atmosphere offered by Killer7, Killer is Dead is a fantastic fusion of some of Suda51’s oeuvre. The cryptic narrative that undercuts the experience further accentuates the charm of this excellent action game.
The gaming season is about to heat up. It hasd been a pretty decent month for gaming. There wasn't much I am interested on the 360. I used to get all my third party titles on the 360 but I decided to change that since my PS3 is getting more attention by its many exclusive titles that are coming out over the last year.
aaaaah. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy these peaceful VG themes. These are themes I listen to when I need to relax or calm my mind. They flow so beautifully. I picked six, but I could have picked twenty if I wanted to, there's a lot of great ones. So recline in your rocking chair, grab some lemonade, and enjoy these great tunes; hopefully they'll lighten your day.
It's always enjoyable when you come to a town in a game, and a nice theme is playing. Towns are where you relax, stock up on supplies, talk to folks, and prepare before you head back out to adventure. Towns don't just appear in RPGs, however; they appear in all kinds of games. The beautiful themes accompanying these towns make them feel like you're right at home. Today I give you six town themes that you can listen to and help lighten your day. These songs are peaceful and enjoyable. I've chosen six of my favorite town themes. How about you? Which town themes stick out to you as being really amazing?
Last week we looked at six great boss themes from video games. This week we're going to look at six final boss themes, y'know, the epic last boss battle at the end of the game! The moment you've been anticipating and dreading during the whole game! Final boss themes should be exciting and epic. Now let me point out that I'm skipping the really famous ones that everyone knows (such as FF6's Dancing Mad, FF7's One Winged Angel, and Super Mario 64's Ultimate Bowser). These are fantastic final boss themes, but I'm going to give you six of my favorites, perhaps some of which you have never heard. I hope you like them, and please let us all know what your favorite final boss themes are too
The Last of Us was an incredible fun and unique experience that had a lasting story. I love creative and unique experiences. There is a lot more new IPs coming on current and next gen titles. Here are ten titles I am excited to play this year.
Final Fantasy. Just saying the name conjures up all manner of conflicting thoughts these days. Square Enix is not the company it once was, and its flagship RPG series has encountered a lot of negativity and lukewarm receptions in recent years. Don’t count this legendary franchise out just yet though; there are plenty of interesting developments for the series coming from E3, including more than one mea culpa from the development side of the equation. With games coming down the pipeline from FF X to XV, I think it’s best that we tackle them in Roman numerical order, don’t you?
I decided to start on 3 games this week to help my backlog issues. Started on Resonance Of Fate[great game,leeradical did a superb blog on it recently] which had been sitting on my shelf for ages. Same goes for Shadows Of The Damned,which I'm really enjoying. Suda 51 does some amazing stuff in his games. Crazy,inspired gameplay and dialog throughout. I liked Lollipop Chainsaw,so I figured this one would click with me. And then last night I started on Dead Island,as if I did not have enough zombie slashing mayhem at this time. So in addition to those I am also working on Halo 4,Assassin's Creed 3,and Dishonored. My plate is now officially full!
What makes a song epic? I can't really say; it just has that epic feel. It evokes that sense of "Wow, this is epic!" You know what I mean, right? Here are a handful of my favorite epic themes in video gaming. There are so many more, so feel free to share your favorites too. If you haven't heard these ones, be sure to give them a listen, and get ready for epic!
As some of you may already know is that No More Heroes is due a sequel, what you also may know is that Suda51 said if they do make a new NMH game Travis won't be the main character.
Last week was kind of a crazy week of news for video game fans of all walks of life. Naturally the PS4 announcement took up the lion’s share of the attention, and with good reason considering how long the current console generation has lasted. Obviously big and sad news hit a lot of people close to this website with the announcement that 1up would be closing, and some excellent writers getting laid off. With all of that commotion it’s easy to forgive if you didn’t realize that Kenji Eno died last week, as well. You can also be forgiven for asking who that is, because although Eno was a legendary game designer to a lot of people, he was also an enigma that hadn’t been in the gaming news for over a decade.
*I've saved all my Blogs from 1up now, i'm not willing to lose all that work so till I decide to create something new (like that Pandora's Tower Non-review I've been putting off 
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Looking back over an entire year, it’s hard to tell which games are going to stand out through the years that follow. Which titles are people going to continue to talk about, get nostalgic over, and load up to replay next a decade from now? Maybe we had a few of those this year, but only time will tell. Perhaps we will look back on what we voted to be the very best of 2012 and our monocles will spin in amazement at our ageless judgment. Or maybe we’ll all laugh and wonder what we were thinking.
Nintendo is known for many things, and chief among them would be their amazingly popular library of games. While that has kept the company firmly in the hearts and minds of millions of gamers, most hardcore fans would admit that the Big N hasn’t quite leveraged the digital space as well as they could. Nintendo is hoping to turn that sentiment around when it comes to the 3DS eShop. The eShop has seen some impressive original releases and some classics on the Virtual Console, but Nintendo is coming strong with a lineup of titles and content from October through the end of the year.